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Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Central_Overland_California_and_Pikes_Peak_Express_Company
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:bus
gptkbp:acquiredBy
gptkb:Wells_Fargo_&_Company
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:C.O.C._&_P.P._Express
gptkb:Central_Overland_Express
gptkbp:category
gptkb:Old_West
gptkb:Pony_Express
defunct company
gptkbp:ceased_operations
1862
gptkbp:filedForBankruptcy
1862
gptkbp:founded
1859
gptkbp:founder
gptkb:William_Hepburn_Russell
gptkb:William_B._Waddell
gptkb:Alexander_Majors
gptkbp:headquartersLocation
gptkb:Leavenworth,_Kansas
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
helped connect the American West by rapid mail service
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company
gptkbp:industry
mail delivery
stagecoach
gptkbp:notableEvent
establishment of the Pony Express in 1860
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:Pony_Express
gptkbp:operatesIn
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Leavenworth_City_&_Pike's_Peak_Express_Company
gptkbp:route
Missouri to California
Missouri to Colorado
St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Wells_Fargo_&_Company
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Pony_Express
gptkb:Pony_Express_Terminal
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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